Danny MacAskill is at it again, riding things on the Isle of Skye and scaring us. If you just look at the odd clip some of this almost looks like the sort of thing we could manage. And then you look at the photographs and realise it really doesn’t. Either way, we don’t recommend that you all rush off to Scotland in lieu of getting a Utah slickrock fix this year. Instead, just sit back and watch someone who knows what they’re doing do it properly – let’s leave the emergency services to deal with other things.
Danny says:
With many of our overseas filming plans cancelled as a result of recent times myself and the crew decided to look a little closer to home for our latest film.
I am a big fan of rock climbing and have been inspired by the various men and woman who set new routes and test themselves on some amazing faces around the world so I set out to find some challenging Slab Rock routes on my home Island of Skye with an aim to ride them in a continuous line and test what was possible on my bike. The remote Dubh Slabs rising out of Loch Coruisk in the heart of the Black Cuilin ridge provided some of the steepest terrain I have ever ridden as well as an amazing back drop for the film.
The remote location and steep face forced us to think outside the box and meant we had to move away from traditional filming techniques, with us opting to shoot the entire film using GoPros mounted on myself and an FPV (First Person View) racing drone.
Photo Credit: Dave Mackison
The photos are incredible, and we don’t wish to detract from them with our captions, but we couldn’t resist.
Do you think that drop is rollable?
Not the moment to discover your brakes are still Euro-style.
Back to FiveTen’s roots with rock climbing rubber?
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“Looks scary.” Understatement of the year from Mr MacAskill. That was stunning, definitely worth watching on a big screen. He looked so insignificant in some of those shots.
Stunning indeed, but the continuously swooping drone-shots in the earlier parts really didn’t do anything for me other than make me feel a bit sick
Ooh, grass! A soft bit to bounce on, before a bit of a plummet. FTFY
What a delight to watch! Amazing place, stunning cinematograghy and brilliant riding.
I think I just held my breath for about three minutes straight.
I think you could recreate that film at Widdop
Incredible.
Another top class film. He’s so smooth that it looks easy and makes you think you could do it. But you can’t. You would die.